TITLE: Stopping Criteria AUTHOR: stellar_dust EMAIL: stellar_dust_x@yahoo.com WEBSITE: http://katycat.net/xfiles/ ARCHIVE/FEEDBACK: Sure. SPOILERS: Requiem PAIRING: MSR RATING: PG CHALLENGE: Fate WORD COUNT: 100 DISCLAIMER: Not mine. SUMMARY: We've never had that choice. DATE: 10/03/2004 "I don't have to go, Scully. We'll both stop. I'll stay with you, and -" "No, Mulder. That's not who we are. I'll stay, because you asked, but .. you need to go." "Scully, I don't know why - I think this is our last chance, if we don't stop now, we never will." "Mulder, don't you see? We've never had that choice." "I thought you didn't believe in fate." "No. But I believe in character. It sounds nice, but Mulder - if we stop, if *you* stop, we won't be ourselves." "... All right. ... I love you, Scully." "I know, Mulder. Be careful." "Always."